Maybe I shouldn't die.

The woman's family was not wealthy. It had a shabby thatched hut but quite a few rooms. When they saw the woman and her family coming back, six or seven children came out of the house. They looked to be about the same age.

"Grandma, you're back. How's mom?"

"Is it a brother or a sister?"

Suddenly there was a lot of chattering and noise, and some people gathered around the man holding the woman.

“Go, go, go, move aside. Don’t block the road.” The old woman impatiently pushed the child away, but her movements were very gentle, just pushing the child aside.

Fang Yue followed them into the house. The furnishings inside were almost the same as the exterior, and the furniture inside was very old. The woman invited Fang Yue to the only table and said embarrassedly:

"My benefactor, please wait a moment. Our home is very simple. I will go and clean up a room for you first."

Fang Yue waved her hand to indicate that it was okay.

The man directly sent the woman who had just given birth back to the house. After the old woman arranged everything for her, she hurriedly followed. The house was not soundproof. Fang Yue heard the old woman say to the man:

"Dayou, go clean up Da Wa's room and give it to our benefactor to live in. Let them squeeze into the other kids' rooms tonight. I'll take care of Li Niang's room."

Then there was the sound of the man getting up and leaving. Fang Yue used her spiritual sense to pay attention to Li Niang's room.

After the man left, the old woman gently cleaned up Li Niang. Li Niang finally couldn't help it and cried softly.

"Mom, I really don't want to have any more children. This is already the eighth one."

The old woman sighed slowly and gently wiped away the tears from Li Niang's face.

"You just gave birth, you can't cry, it will cause eye problems in the future."

Li Niang also listened to the old woman's words, and she sobbed a little more quietly.

"I don't want you to have more children either. How can the family afford to raise so many? But my family is not a vicious one. I can't bear to give you sterilization medicine. It's very harmful to the body. There are many wives who have taken the medicine and they are either physically weak and can't live for more than a few years."

After hearing the old woman's words, the sadness on Li Niang's face deepened.

"I know you are kind-hearted, but if you keep giving birth like this, my body won't be able to take it anymore."

The old woman's face was filled with helplessness and bitterness.

"But what can we do? We can't let the man guard it all the time. Men are not good people. If they can't eat at home, they will go out to find food.

But in this world, the family can't do without them. If you wait a few more years, you will be a little older and you won't be able to get pregnant again."

Li Niang was a little surprised and even stopped sobbing. She never knew that her mother-in-law thought like this.

Fang Yue also felt that the old woman had a very insightful view, and she was curious about what she would say next.

The old woman looked at Li Niang with pity.

"Do you know why I'm so good to you? Even when you have a conflict with Dayou, I will always help you."

Li Niang has actually had this doubt for a long time. Although other mothers-in-law are good to their daughters-in-law, they are never better than their sons. But her mother-in-law treats her better than her sons in many cases.

The old woman looked at Li Niang gently, and seemed to be looking at other people through her, with deep nostalgia in her tone.

"You may not have seen your mother. She left when you were born. I know your family members say that she ran away because she wanted fame and wealth."

Li Niang was a little surprised: "My mother, she is unfamiliar with the word mother. She has only had a stepmother at home since she was a child. Her family did tell her that her mother ran away for wealth and glory, so she was not welcomed at home since she was a child."

The old woman's tone sounded even more nostalgic.

"Yes, your mother, when she was young, she was a famous beauty in the surrounding area. She was beautiful, efficient, and straightforward. The man who proposed to her almost broke down the door of her house."

"What happened next?" Li Niang was surprised. She had never known this.

"But your mother didn't want to marry anyone. She died early because of continuous pregnancy and childbirth. In her memory, her mother was always pregnant, and her grandmother was not kind to her mother.

She became sensible at an early age and knew how to take care of her mother at a young age. She also discovered various problems her mother had during childbirth. She felt sorry for her mother and asked her why she couldn't not give birth. Her mother just touched her head and told her helplessly that she would understand after she got married, that there are some things that she cannot choose.

Your mother didn't understand, but she took note of this sentence and vowed to find an obedient husband in the future so that she could make her own choice. She and I have been good friends since childhood, so she naturally wouldn't hide her thoughts from me."

The nostalgia in the old woman's eyes deepened a little bit. She seemed to see the bright girl back then, and said to her confidently:

"I will find an obedient husband in the future, so I don't have to be like my mother, who is always pregnant and giving birth to children and has a lot of health problems." She was still a naive girl at that time, and she just thought that she was so capable and she would definitely be able to do it.

"What happened later? How did my mother marry my father?" Li Niang asked.

"Later, she chose your father from among so many suitors because she wanted him to be honest and swear that he would obey her in everything after marriage. As long as she married him, he would be the master of the family."

"Then why did my mother leave?"

"But how can you take a man's words seriously? During the first year your mother got married, she was the head of the family, and her husband and mother-in-law listened to her.

Then soon she became pregnant with you. I don’t know if it was because she was resisting inside, but she had a particularly strong reaction when she was pregnant with you, and she suffered a lot.

At first, your father felt sorry for her, but later, after many times, he became impatient and even disliked your mother for being pretentious. Your mother only then discovered your father's selfish nature, but what could she do? She was already married.

Later, she gave birth to you, and before you were even one month old, your mother and your father started to quarrel. It turned out that your mother wanted to rest and recuperate, so she didn't let your father enter her room.

But your father disagreed. He didn't let him touch your mother when she was pregnant. Now that she has given birth, he is still doing this. What's more, other people's wives don't behave like this. He thinks your mother is just being pretentious.

A few days later, something happened in your family. Your father had an affair with a widow from the neighboring village, and the widow's husband's brothers saw it and brought a group of people to smash your house.

At that time, your mother was still in confinement after giving birth to you, so she calmly stood in the yard holding you and watched. After the group of people left, your mother sent you back to the house and then went into the kitchen.

The crowd of onlookers were all sighing, your mother is really kind, she didn't forget to cook at this time, your mother came out with a knife, and chopped your father who was beaten black and blue seven or eight times. "

"Ah?" Li Niang opened her mouth in surprise. The wound on her father's face was left at that time. Suddenly she understood why her father disliked her since she was a child?